The Cambridge headquarters of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, the Entopia Building, is among 23 projects nominated for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) East Awards 2025. Constructed in 1939 to house a telephone exchange, the Entopia Building, formerly 1 Regent Street, was sustainably refitted at a cost of £12.6 million and CISL moved in in 2022. The building also houses the Canopy, a Cambridge community for entrepreneurs, startups, innovators and small businesses pioneering sustainability innovation. Entopia’s retrofit was a collaborative project. The updated building achieved…
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Airbus launches study on non-CO2 aircraft emissions with Canadian aerospace partners
Airbus and major Canadian aerospace academic and research organisations have launched a project to measure non-CO2 emissions produced from different jet fuels, including 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The project named Contrail Research Yielding STimulating Advanced RQL Learning (CRYSTAL) includes a ground and flight test campaign at Airbus’ Mirabel site in Canada, the A220 Programme headquarters. The CRYSTAL project aims at measuring emissions on-wing (ground testing) and in-flight emissions and contrails at various altitudes (flight testing) using the A220 flight test aircraft. Both ground and flight tests will be operating…
Read MoreEntries open for the Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards 2025
The Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards have returned for their fourth year! The awards aim to show how the principles of the Ad Net Zero action plan are being implemented to achieve more sustainable campaigns and deliver better business outcomes. They are a partnership between Campaign and the Advertising Association, supported by the IPA and ISBA, with headline sponsorship thanks to Google. Categories are open to both UK and international entrants from all parts of our industry – including advertisers, agencies, media owners, production and tech companies. Companies do…
Read MoreAsda updates on 2024 Gender Pay
Asda has published its 2024 Gender Pay figures, showing a year-on-year reduction in its median pay gap. All large companies are required to submit a report to the Government’s Gender Pay website. In Asda’s report, the retailer revealed: The median hourly pay difference between all male and female colleagues is 4% (2023: 5%). A 0% median pay gap for hourly-paid retail store colleagues (who make up 92% of Asda’s total workforce). The mean hourly pay difference between all male and female colleagues is 7% (2023: 6%). Asda’s gender pay figures…
Read MoreIndustry Body Calls for Reform to Unlock UK Growth in Out of Home Advertising
Outsmart, the UK’s trade body for the Out of Home (OOH) advertising industry, has today unveiled its ‘Vision for Growth’, calling for a National OOH Advertising Strategy to turbocharge economic growth. With a record £1.4 billion in revenue in 2024 – up 7.7% year on year – OOH advertising is one of the UK’s fastest-growing industries. But further expansion is held back by high business rates and fragmented policies, limiting OOH advertising’s ability to invest in communities and drive growth. The industry reinvests up to 40% of its revenue into…
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